Fasten

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfæsÉ™n/, /ˈfæsnÌ©/

Origin

From Middle English fastenen, from Old English fæstnian, from Proto-Germanic *fastinōną, from *fastuz.

Full definition of fasten

Verb

1. To attach or connect in a secure manner.The sailor fastened the boat to the dock with a half-hitch.Fasten your seatbelts!Can you fasten these boards together with some nails?
• Jonathan SwiftThe words Whig and Tory have been pressed to the service of many successions of parties, with very different ideas fastened to them.
2. To cause to take close effect; to make to tell; to land.to fasten a blow
• Shakespeareif I can fasten but one cup upon him

Related terms

Anagrams

• nefast
• Stefan